I was having this conversation with my daughter and thought it was an interesting topic.
If an EMP or solar flare took out everything electronic in the whole world (permanently), how long do you think it would take for you to die, given your current location and circumstances.
I believe my daughter thinks we would live a lot longer than I do, but she is thinking about how long she can live without the internet while I am thinking the world will quickly descend into anarchy.
With no traditional forms of transport, so supplies would dry up, limited resources, health etc, law and order would be a challenge as things become more desperate.
I think I would live for about 3 months. I would try to get the family somewhere safe and remote and come back later, but I think most people would have the same idea.
I know a few assholes. And if they’re assholes in times of plenty, I have no reason to think they’ll grow a moral compass when the lights go out.
Plenty of assholes everywhere, though. It’s not about a moral compass.
That’s another weird one, I guess. You get this notion that suggests that rural settings somehow have the moral high ground or something. They don’t. Sharing and community building are survival strategies. You help with gathering because you need help with gathering. You drop off the excess fish because at some point something needs to make up for your lack of lemons.
Going into a mad max rampage the moment the lights go off isn’t being mean, it’s being suicidal.